University of Oklahoma Libraries Western History Collections Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Collection Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Collection. Records, 1908–1936. 39.66 feet. Ranch. General correspondence (1917–1936) and financial records (1923–1924) from the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch in Marland, Oklahoma; plus general correspondence (1908–1932), legal papers and contracts (1908–1932), route schedules (1910–1929), and scrapbooks (1908–1926) from the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Wild West Show. __________________ Box 1 General Correspondence 1A. Fancy letterheads with relevant correspondence, 1910-1923 1B. Fancy letterheads with relevant correspondence, miscellaneous and no date, 1924-1932 1. General correspondence, 1901 Deed for land in Noble Territory for Zack Miller, 3/25/01 2. Miscellaneous correspondence, 1908 3. Miscellaneous correspondence, 1909 National & Great Northern Railway, 01/25/09 Norton, J.W., regarding business, 01/14/09 Payte, A.K., regarding seed, 01/23/09 4. General correspondence, "A"-"C", 1910 Allen, Julia, regarding salary, employment, 12/16/10-12/25/10 Arlington, Edward, regarding stock; advertising; Seaver, Ringling, and others in circus business; Buffalo Bill. 12/29/10-12/31/10 Bear Runs in the Wood regarding employment (letter to W.H. Barton), 05/12/10 [Missing 3/13/2018] Barton, W.H., regarding copy of report to Bear Run in the Wood,--Advises not to leave 101 1 Ranch Show, 05/16/10 [Missing 3/13/2018] Blackwell Interstate Fair, regarding thanks for gift; Ringling Brothers; request for engagement, 08/10/10 Burke, Billie, regarding list of 101 Ranch names; Dan Dix, Will Rogers, 12/10/10 Boy Scouts of America, regarding account of use of Miller name. 12/20/10 Brown, Harry (Mr. and Mrs.) regarding promoting Jack Kelley act. 12/24/10 Beck, Leon (Capt.) regarding promoting Zouque Drill Team, 12/24/10 Brighton Beach Park, regarding motion pictures shot on Ranch. 12/29/10 "Corn", The Lowell Sun, regarding drowning of Indian performer "Corn", 07/07/10 5. General correspondence "D"-"K", 1910 Department of the Interior, regarding list of members of Ponca Tribe divided into competents and non-competents, 04/06/10 Dodson Saddlery Company, regarding letterheads for advertising. 08/16/10 England, W.H., regarding various lawsuits regarding show. 12/24/10 Garrett, Sam, regarding stock; employment, 12/17/10 Hawks, W.E., regarding thanks for souvenirs; storms; business, 08/06/10 6. General correspondence "L"-"M", 1910 Leopold, Harry B., regarding money for pictures, 07/30/10 Lane & Park, regarding Chas. E. Killingers suit against Millers and American Surety Company; demand for interrogatories, 12/16/10-12/30/10 Miller Family, regarding stock; pictures; lawsuit; Jack Dickey, making motion pictures, 05/20/10 McNally, Peter, regarding lawsuit, Arlington, Byers, 07/21/10 McGeeney, P.S., regarding books, Down at Steins Pass and Down at Crosstimbers. 2 Promotion of story used in show, 12/26/10 7. General correspondence "N"-"S", 1910 Northern Pacific Railway Company, regarding legal papers regarding suit against the Miller brothers, 11/30/10 P.H. Albright & Company, regarding Abstract #4537, old judgment of E.L. Peckham vs. J.C. Miller (October 1896), 08/18/10 Presson, A.J., regarding bookings; advertising; commission, 12/18/10 Rogueni, Emilio, regarding Mexico trip arrangements, 08/14/10 Steingester, John N. regarding looking for Evelyn H.R. (aka Lillian Price), 08/03/10 Smithsonian Institution, regarding visit with Standing Cloud about blanket of buffalo wool owned by his daughter, Julia Standing Cloud, of Medicine Root Creed, South Dakota. She believes that interpreter Lewis Pine Bird is working at ranch; museum wants blanket, 08/04/10 Smithsonian Institution, regarding thanks for Texas Steer "Bos Taurus", accession # 51851, 08/20/10 Seaver, V.C. regarding Williams; Fred Burns; William Forgner; Beckman; Young Buffalo; Edward Arlington, 12/31/10 8. General correspondence "T"-"W", 1910 Taft, William H., requesting permission to take Indians to visit with the president, 04/27/10 Whyte, A.G. regarding Ullman, Mayer Motion Picture Company, (second page missing), 12/10/10 Weedin, Gladys regarding relationship to Pink Daniels, cousin of McWilliams, 12/28/10 Wenona, Princess, regarding personal; employment, 12/29/10 Whitey, W.W., regarding Motion Picture Company, details, 12/30/10 9. General correspondence, miscellaneous and no date, 1910. 10. General correspondence "A"-"D", 1911 3 Allen, Julia, regarding reply to Buffalo Bill; Seaver; feeling of Zack and Mabel toward her, 01/03/11 Arlington, Edward, regarding letter of Seaver (see 12/31/10), Williams, five car show with California Frank; Wenona, Ada Somerville, and Bee Gray left California Franks show. 01/04/11 Brooks, W.A., regarding damage suit in St. Paul, 01/02/11 Balduff, W.F., regarding J.R. Sitler; stock, damaged crops, 07/05/11 Cooper, Tex, regarding motion pictures; gun; Brighton Theater, 01/02/11 Crawford, Jack, regarding Young Buffalos Wild West, 01/02/11 Crigler, Ike, regarding petition for roads; refunding taxes; state highway, 07/28/11 Department of the Interior, regarding land sale, 12/27/11 11. General correspondence "E"-"L", 1911 England, William, H., regarding P.W, Cress trial, itemized list of costs; health, 01/03/11- 12/04/11 Harriman, O., regarding motion pictures deal, 01/03/11 Karns, J.H., regarding land taxes; oil and gas leases, 12/21/11 Keefe, Harry L., regarding Lee Sheridan mineral lease, 12/22/11 12. General correspondence "M"-"Z", 1911 Seaver, Vern C., regarding Williams, Young Buffalo, Arlington, Fred Burns, Uncle Billy, 01/03/11 Shular, G.A., regarding financial situation of the Miller brothers, 01/07/11 13. General correspondence, miscellaneous, 1911 England, W.H., regarding Minnie Latta case; Magenzen; Supreme Court appeal, n.d. Account of Indians arrested in Clarkdale Mississippi for fighting with Mark Ham, Big 4 White Horse, Reuban Trees, Bear in the Woods, George Red Elk, n.d. Box 2 General Correspondence 1. General correspondence "A"-"B", 1912 Arlington, George, regarding Salem Movement and Holding Company; show; cars, 12/07/11 Big Goose, Leonard, regarding "Shorty" Runkles lease, n.d. 2. General correspondence "C", 1912 Cole, E.G., regarding Bar L pasture; land deal; Perry geologist, 01/23/12 Chanute Refining Company, regarding Margaret Premieux royalties; statement of account; Little Turtle; Alberta Four Eyes; McGraw Oil Company, 09/28/12-10/10/12 Cadillac Motor Company, regarding problem with speedometer on the new car, 09/28/12- 10/08/12 Campbell, Charles, regarding Chilloco beef; S&S Company, cows on feed lot, 09/29/12- 10/10/12 Cochen, Theo. Jr., regarding Leonard appointment, $500.00 contribution for campaign, appointment, politics, 10/01/22-10/16/12 Cavanagh, J.E., regarding sale of Chickasaw and Choctaw lands, coal lands, Indian lands, 10/07/12-10/17/12 3. General correspondence "D"-"F", 1912 Department of the Interior, regarding Blue Back bills, Big Goose check #885693, Little Warrior bills, Arrow bills, Grass leases, Chanute Refining Company, mining leases. 09/05/12-12/05/12 Democratic Congressional Committee, regarding request for information, 09/28/12 Dix, Dan, regarding cattle; cash; Doc Webber; motion pictures, 11/22/12-12/07/12 England, William H., regarding William Brooks mortgages; Pioneer T&T Company; Prairie Oil & Gas Company; Shorty Runkles; Tobert Nicholson Company LTD mortgages; oil and 5 gas mining leases; deeds to non-competents Indian land, 10/04/12-12/17/12 England, R.J., regarding petroleum products, oil experiment station, 10/10/12 4. General correspondence "F"-"G", 1912 Few Tail, Sam (written by William Bear Shield), regarding Willie Eagleshirt, employment, 06/08/12 [Missing: 4/2/2018] Farmers National Bank (J.J. Mcgraw), regarding appointment to West Point; McGuire; political contribution; McGraw Refining Company; Alberta Four Eyes, 09/28/12-10/08/12 5. General correspondence "H"-"I", 1912 Hobbs, B.L., regarding lease regulations, royalties on Indian lands (101 Ranch Oil Company), 09/28/12-1-/17/28 6. General correspondence "J"-"L", 1912 Kappler and Merillat, regarding Sam Gayton land; Indian office; geological report; Ponca Indian leases held up at the agency; Wade Lessert; competency papers; various oil and gas leases, 09/25/12-10/17/12 Lynch, J.W. regarding Wade Lessert, Congressman McGuire, 09/27/12-10/08/12 7. General correspondence "M", 1912 McGuire, Bird, regarding Secretary of War' Wade Lessert; Vern Whiting; Claude Baker; appointment at White Eagle, 04/04/12-10/10/12 McKinney, A.D., regarding oil deal, Bar L bend of Arkansas River, capital stock $100,000, 10/14/12-10/20/12 8. General correspondence "N"-"P", 1912 National Progressive Party, regarding three reels motion pictures, 10/01/12 9. General correspondence "R"-"T", 1912 Scottish Rite, regarding applicant to free masonry, 09/24/12 10. General correspondence "U"-"W", 1912 6 11. General correspondence, miscellaneous, and no date, 1912. American Industrial Oil Company vs. Charles B. Peters and Charles M. Cope, 03/15/12 Box 3 General Correspondence 1. General correspondence "A"-"B", 1913 Avery, G.W., regarding bad luck of the competitions shows, 07/31/13 Beery Correspondence School of Horsemanship, regarding offer to use course, information of horse training course, 01/07/13-01/10/13 Burch, Allen, regarding D.V. Tantlinger, four foot and three inches tall, looking for employment, 02/17/13 Burke, Billie, regarding Young Buffalo Show; Johnson W. Berlin; money to Sarrasini; Buffalo Bill, 07/17/13-09/30/13 Brooks, J.W., regarding motion pictures detailed, 08/03/13-09/24/13 2. General correspondence "C"-"H", 1913 Clemento, E., regarding saddle tree prices; killings; Mexican cowboys for the show, 01/01/13-07/15/13 Cochrane, W.W., regarding Lillie Degmon; Young Buffalo; Seaver lawsuit, 07/11/13 Department of the Interior, regarding J.